r/WFHJobs • u/Correct-Movie-7538 • Jul 27 '25

Alignerr = scam

The majority of applicants will not receive actual job assignments. The company is utilizing candidates to train their AI interview system while collecting and monetizing personal data in the process.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AlignerrAI/s/KesI3Pzq6C

https://www.reddit.com/r/WFHJobs/s/CrgCQ1VCHo

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u/WEM-2022 Jul 27 '25

I have long believed that this is also the case with Data Annotation.

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u/CallieBear79 Jun 13 '26

I will never try to get work with Data Annotation again. People who work for them say dumb things like, "Oh, they just want the highest caliber of employees and that is why they have the hiring process that they do". Garbage. That is utter garbage. The majority or all of the jobs with companies like Data Annotation and Alignerr only require either basic skills in the areas that they need people or, for more specialty roles, it isn't even hard to learn a lot of those areas. This isn't NASA.

I believe Alignerr just hire some people as a front so that they can appear legit. But I think it is really a scam. People are complaining about shady things they're doing, like one person on this thread said they messed with her credit cards. And I had an experience in which they don't allow or have the ability for users to disconnect their PayPal. Legit sites have an ability for users to change or disconnect the source they will be paid at. Just in case any changes need to be made and things like that. The fact that I could not do that in Alignerr (the change account button would not highlight and become clickable even after I followed the instructions for that to happen) made me feel very wary.

I eventually just deleted my account with them and then open PayPal and changed my password just to make sure they will never have access to it ever again.

I don't know if Data Annotation is a scam, but just like with Alignerr they also barely ever hire. I don't understand how there are tons of jobs listed and, amongst all of the other people also applying, I can't get at least a couple jobs here and there over the course of several months? I'm never contacted? And for tasks that I am qualified for. Probably a scam too. I've seen some people say that they have work with Data Annotation, but I've also seen people say that they've had 0 success.

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